I always find successful musicians that go on about the road and the work beyond laughable. You soundcheck or you create music or you soak up the admiration of thousands of fans in exchange for some time away from your family. There are many ordinary people that get paid very little and make equal sacrifices just to keep body and soul together and a roof over their heads they may do that for their working lives. Silently .

Like every other interview he does he only raises Zeppelin to highlight some other project he is working on .On this occasion it's the singles box set . His comments ref Stairway are no surprise and are there to guarantee a headline or strap for the article in this case "Plant will never perform Stairway again because he can't relate to it" This is his only interest in his part of the Zeppelin legacy sadly.

Diary 10th dec 2007 " this is it, if this goes well tonight its a world tour lasting a year .Now i have the old crew back together how could they refuse? MSG here we come!

He has led (that is no pun) a very interesting life and his orbit has included most of the people one considers important in late 20th century culture. The shame is, he is guarded on almost every subject, as if the air of mystery that was purposely set up around Zeppelin at their height is still relevant today. Ref the poetry quite interesting but would we even be discussing it if not for the JP connection? Secondly, how much better would it have been with some drone ,feedback/electronics by JP behind it. No problem selling it then.

Much as i love Jimmy this is beyond sad I can't explain how depressed it makes me feel to go from the 50th hype to selling a recreation of a mythical amp/guitar set up ,and with no intention of playing it .I have lost count of how many photo's of Page there are, just holding a guitar.

Well it will be completely dependent on Jimmy being interested enough and RP allowing it to happen .Frankly considering the current state of play in the Zeppelin camp i would not hold my breath in expectation. The P&P project has been consigned to the history bin as far as RP is concerned, along with anything not solo orientated. A pity as there is a good album under Steve Albini's over Pixied production. (another plant choice the man has cloth ears production wise)

At the time was not considered a turd .I remember the excitement leading up to the broadcast and the thought that JP AND RP were going to play together again. its an honest document of that period and the first release from any combination of the surviving members for over a decade. It also rehabilitated James P as a guitar player and led to the Clarksdale lp Which could do with an overhaul more, frankly, as its good material let down by poor production. So sorry no turd.

your response, to quote Bonzo is "over the top" !

Terrible and just goes to show how important the surviving bandmembers consider the anniversary to be.Same thing with the half hearted photo of them with the book. While we are on the subject of the book the miserly amount of comment and the need to flick from rear to front to access it has to be one of the worst pieces of design ever ? Or is it just me.

The battle lines here sum up the sad state of Britain today. A fat useless vulgarian called Robbie who earned way too much money for crap, but who is a household name ,versus a genteel elderly ex fine arts student and part time guitarist called Jimmy, who is increasingly not a household name . Guess who wins in court ? In a previous time the value of the house as a national treasure plus the cast iron planning regulations would have insured this didn't get past first base. Today Williams could probably turn up in court stark bollock naked and not earn a reprimand The phrase gone to the dogs comes to mind!!

Aha! he is reforming the band as him and the book .From now on he will only share the stage with photo's of the other two.

Did anyone else catch Plant's "the only reunion will be in a chip shop" comment followed by "we get on allright but you know...." So i really don't think he is at all bothered or interested in the 50th and judging by the silence neither is JPJ.

Thanks same to you . World peace breaks out, all conflict ceases, this punter wanders off humming " if your going to san fran..." Till next time.. 😉

Collins english dictionary -melodramatic meaning-- theatrical, actorly, extravagant, histrionic, sensational it follows then that i am the physical embodiment of Zeppelin 😂

Book available from JP.com for £49.50 includes poster and a cool leather bookmark with the Zoso emblem embossed Quite nice .

Love the way that some members take the high moral stance on what they consider important .For me on this board its Zep. It's important to me ,in this setting at this time If you want to debate world poverty and the morality of food banks in a supposedly first world country (U.K.) we need to meet on a different board maybe . Ok?

just saying, thanks for the heads up but you would think 50 years might create a show of solidarity?

So zeppelin is effectively just Jimmy Page to all intents and purposes.

Thanks for the response and the scan .Nice poster, pity about the folds i get what you mean... don't think those folds are going to budge

Can anyone give me some advice? Ref the book i have the choice of poster or no poster independent bookseller with or amazon without difference in price £11 .Is the poster worth it for the extra cash? Thanks

Couldn't find the "car park"!

Oh please "people starving" sell your car join a monastic order don't play that card and if Zep isn't important then why contribute to a board that deals solely with the activities of a defunct band I repeat air must be thin on top of the mountain where you view the rest of us mere mortals

Bit heavy really .The carpet comment refers to the obvious thought gone into the launch for only 1/3 of Zep to turn up Air thin up there is it ?

Did anyone notice that Page was the only surviving member at the book launch of Zeppelin by Zeppelin on the 27th Sept . Zeppelin back drop photos and even a zeppelin embroidered carpet and only one member to stand on it. Beyond sad frankly

As with all these "improvements" i have to say (and not just with zeppelin releases) i buy them with the expectation of being blown away and find after a few plays i go back to a good quality original copy. In that spirit a mint original TSRTS is winging it's way to me from a 2nd hand record dealer at a signifcantly cheaper price to boot!